Neslihan Arın
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Born | Bursa, Turkey | 26 February 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5.8 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Çağatay Taşdemir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 34 (WS 1 October 2019) 28 (WD 20 August 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 38 (WS 24 December 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Neslihan Yiğit (born February 26, 1994) is a Turkish badminton player. The 178 cm (5.84 ft) tall athlete plays right-handed and is coached by Çağatay Taşdemir at Egospor club of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality.[1][2]
Career
Neslihan Yiğit became silver medalist in singles and doubles at the U17 European Championship held 2009 in Medvode, Slovenia. At the 2011 Spanish Junior International, she reached to semi finals in singles, won the girls' doubles title, and became the runner-up in the mixed doubles.[1]
She competed at various international tournaments in singles and doubles with her partner Özge Bayrak, and won titles in the years 2011–2012. The latest success enabled her to rise up to the 28th place in the women's doubles world ranking list as of 20 August 2015 with Özge Bayrak. In the singles event, she reached a career high of world number 34th in the world list on 1 October 2019. Yiğit ranked 7th in the World Juniors list.[3]
She qualified as the first ever Turkish badminton player for the Olympics.[4]
She won the gold medal in the singles event and the bronze medal with the national team at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[5] In June 2013, she won double gold medals in the women's singles and doubles event at the Mersin Mediterranean Games.[6]
Achievements
European Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan | ![]() |
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14–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
Islamic Solidarity Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Dempo Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia | ![]() |
21–13, 21–19 | ![]() |
Mediterranean Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | ![]() |
21–19, 23–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | ![]() |
21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–11 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–16 | ||||
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21–13, 21–11 |
European University Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() |
21–9, 23–25, 21–19 | ![]() |
European University Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Warsaw, Poland | ![]() |
18–21, 21–19, 18–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Warsaw, Poland | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–10 | ![]() |
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey | ![]() |
14–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (25 titles, 27 runners-up)
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Turkey Open | ![]() |
21–14, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | Hungarian International | ![]() |
21–16, 12–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Belgian International | ![]() |
21–23, 21–12, 11–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Kharkiv International | ![]() |
18–21, 21–19, 16–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Bulgarian Open | ![]() |
21–9, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Lagos International | ![]() |
21–16, 24–26, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | Hungarian International | ![]() |
21–14, 21–8 | ![]() |
2018 | Czech Open | ![]() |
17–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Bulgarian Open | ![]() |
21–19, 21–10 | ![]() |
2017 | Turkey International | ![]() |
17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Hungarian International | ![]() |
21–11, 17–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2017 | Czech Open | ![]() |
21–16, 14–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2017 | Hellas Open | ![]() |
21–14, 17–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | Bulgarian Open | ![]() |
21–17, 14–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2017 | White Nights | ![]() |
8–21, 21–15, 20–22 | ![]() |
2016 | White Nights | ![]() |
21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | Chile International | ![]() |
18–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Polish Open | ![]() |
19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Brazil International | ![]() |
21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2015 | Peru International | ![]() |
17–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Iran Fajr International | ![]() |
19–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Turkey International | ![]() |
13–21, 21–14, 21–16 | ![]() |
2014 | Bangladesh International | ![]() |
21–18, 21–12 | ![]() |
2013 | Turkey International | ![]() |
21–14, 16–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Iran Fajr International | ![]() |
21–15, 21–14 | ![]() |
2012 | Polish Open | ![]() |
9–21, 21–12, 7–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Croatian International | ![]() |
18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Iran Fajr International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
2011 | Suriname International | ![]() |
21–16, 23–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
18–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ a b "BEC 2011 European Junior Championships 15-24.4.2011 Vantaa, Finland - Media". Badminton Finland. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "Badminton Branşındaki Sporcularımız" (in Turkish). Egospor. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "Player profiles-Neslihan Yigit". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ "Milli badmintoncu Neslihan Yiğit, Londra Olimpiyat Oyunları vizesini aldı". Zaman (in Turkish). 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-04-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Badminton-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "Akdeniz Oyunlarında 2 ALTIN, 2 GÜMÜŞ Madalya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Badminton Federasyonu. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
External links
- Neslihan Arın at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Neslihan Arın at BWFbadminton.com
- Neslihan Arın at Olympics.com
- Neslihan Arın at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Sportspeople from Bursa
- Turkish female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Turkey
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Turkey
- European Games medalists in badminton
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games medalists in badminton